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- SLATE WASHER. N0.296,'092. PatentedApr.1,1884

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HOWVARD L; WEED, OF GRASS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA.

SLATE-WASH ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 296,092, dated April1,1884.

' Application filed January 21, 1684. (No model.)

To whom it may concern:

keep the/moisture within the sponge for a Be itknown that I, HOWARDLAWRENCE considerable period of time.

WEED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grass Valley, in thecounty of Nevada and State of California, have invented a new and usefulSlate-WVasher, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a means whereby the water canbe readily applied to the face of the slate and immediately absorbed,leaving the face of the slate thoroughly cleansed and dry. This object Iaccomplish by means of the device illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of my slate washer and wiper and containing-box. Fig. 2is also a. perspective view with box or holder removed, and. Fig. 3 is asectional view of the wiper and trough with washer attached. Fig. at isa perspective view of box.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

, is made rounding, and to the lower face thereof is attached a claw orhooks, G, which are bent inwardly to receive and hold a sponge, H. Whenin position within the rectangular box, the shoulders I, formed by thetop portion of the trough, rest upon the top edge of the box and form acomparatively tight joint, and

In practice, one end of the doubleended wiper of the pad is placed inthe hollow trough or cup, and the sponge connected to the lower end oftrough and wetted, when it is drawn across the face of the slate asufficient number of times to wash it, and then the beveled sides of thepad follow the pad back and forth upon the face of the slate, whichabsorbs all the moisture left by the sponge, whereby the slate is madeclean and dry, after which the spongecarrying cup or trough isreturnedto therectangular box or holder, leaving the end of the pad orwiper exposed. By this means the pad will more readily and' quicklyabsorb the moisture, as the strips of cloth interposed between thelayers of bibulous paper will keep the layers apart, and take up themoisture rapidly, while no leakage or dripping of water from the devicetakes place to annoy the user and wet the desk.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is 1. In a slate-washer, aninterchangeable padbeveled at both ends to form a point or wiper, 0, made compact and heldtogether by a cord or clamp, substantially in the manner speci- 2. Inaslate washer and wiper, the hollow trough or cup to receive and hold thepad or wiper, with its lower end provided with clamp or hooks to receiveand hold a sponge or washer, in combination with a box or holder forsaid washer, constructed and arranged in the manner as herein set forthand described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal.

HOWARD L. WEED. [L. s.]

WVitnesses:

G. W. M. SMITH, .WILMER BRADFORD.

